échevinat

English translation: alderman / aldermanship

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16:58 Nov 4, 2008

French to English translations [Non-PRO]Social Sciences - Government / Politics

French term or phrase:échevinat

What is a good and frequent translation for "échevinat" (function of an échevin).
In the same field, whate are the best translations for an English-speaker for échevin and bourgmestre (In Belgium) ?

your2 extra terms should all be asked in separate questions. If you Google the terms, you should find answers to them quite easily. They are basic Belgian terms and there are lots of En sites that include them.

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échevin / échevinat

alderman / aldermanship

Explanation:Depends a bit on what the context is (historical, or modern)

As for 'bourgmestre', 'burgomaster' is the usual word in EN I believe for a BE mayor (cf. NS OED, and R+C); I don't know what translations might be used for it in other senses

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Reference information:Congress of Local and Regional Authorities - Participation of ...
Department and Deputy Mayor (Echevinat) for Intercultural Relations .... composed of members appointed by the Municipal Council on a proposal by the Mayor; ...https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=900583&Site=COE&BackColor... - 99k - Cached - Similar pages